Ambiq Micro, Inc. (AMBQ)Technology | Semiconductors | Austin, United States | NYSE
52.08 USD
+0.53
(1.028%)
⇧
(Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 52.99 +0.91 (1.747%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 5:34 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 4:24 a.m. EDT
The long-term investment case is severely compromised by deteriorating fundamentals. Despite a headline-grabbing 89.7% revenue growth, the company is burning cash aggressively with negative operating cash flow and free cash flow, resulting in negative returns on equity and assets. The market has correctly priced this as a value trap; the stock is trading at a forward P/E of -253x because earnings are collapsing, and the balance sheet shows no cushion to sustain this burn without further dilution. While the recent price surge and analyst upgrades create a temporary narrative of a turnaround, the underlying business metrics—specifically the inability to generate profit or cash—make holding this position a high-risk gamble on future management execution rather than a sound investment in current quality. For the short term, the options market is chaotic, with traders hedging against a crash while dreaming of a moonshot, but the fundamental reality remains that this is a speculative vehicle in distress. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.116497 |
| AutoETS | 0.120826 |
| MSTL | 0.140080 |
| AutoTheta | 0.157524 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 37% |
| H-stat | 1.10 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.299 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.10 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 1.133 |
| Revenue per Share | 5.351 |
| Market Cap | 1,259,530,624 |
| Forward P/E | -240.29 |
| Profit Margins | -37.77% |
| Website | https://ambiq.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 4:24 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility rather than a clear directional bet. Call volume is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (70 and 75), suggesting a hope for a sharp rally, while put volume is concentrated near the money (50-60), indicating a fear of a drop to lower levels. The massive implied volatility spike on deep out-of-the-money calls for the November expiration suggests traders are pricing in a binary event or a massive gap-up scenario, but the lack of in-the-money call positioning and heavy put open interest near current prices creates a 'straddle' environment where both sides are betting against the status quo.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.6979579 |
| Address1 | 6,500 River Place Boulevard |
| Address2 | Building 7 Suite 200 |
| All Time High | 91.61 |
| All Time Low | 22.12 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 400 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.7 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 462,470 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 508,201 |
| Average Volume | 508,201 |
| Average Volume10Days | 462,470 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 400 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 16.759 |
| City | Austin |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 52.08 |
| Current Ratio | 15.952 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 52.095 |
| Day Low | 48.2 |
| Debt To Equity | 1.133 |
| Display Name | Ambiq Micro |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,451,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,451,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,451,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,881,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,881,800 |
| Ebitda | -35,495,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.36266997 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -25.281 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 9.169 |
| Enterprise Value | 897,339,648 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.5375 |
| Eps Forward | -0.21674 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.38 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 62.4154 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -10.3354 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.16559054 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 69.795784 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 91.61 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -39.53 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.4315031 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 22.12 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 29.960001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.3544303 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 22.12 - 91.61 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,753,882,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 21,558,579 |
| Forward Eps | -0.21674 |
| Forward P E | -240.28792 |
| Free Cashflow | -27,998,124 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 200 |
| Fullday Change | 0.3899994 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.7565459 |
| Fullday Price | 52.08 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.43623 |
| Gross Profits | 42,694,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.04859 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.82572997 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 24,184,536 |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Industry Disp | Semiconductors |
| Industry Key | semiconductors |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Ambiq Micro, Inc. provides ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions in the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. It develops sub-threshold power-optimized technology (SPOT) platform which is designed to reduce power consumption of battery- and wireline-powered devices alike. The company's flagship products include Apollo family of products which pair rich peripheral sets with host processors capable of software-based AI computations or vector-accelerated AI computations; and Atomiq, targeting AI applications to provide AI acceleration along with new memory innovations. It also provides AmbiqSuite Software Development Kit (SDK), which provides firmware and drivers required to operate systems-on-chips (SoC); software modules, such as graphiqSPOT for graphics and display management, blueSPOT for Bluetooth communications, secureSPOT for managing security, and others; and AI enablement software. The company serves various markets requiring on-device and real-time AI, including smartwatches and fitness trackers, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) glasses, smart rings, digital health monitors, security systems and access control, livestock tracking, crop monitoring, and factory automation. It offers its products through internal direct sales force, and through a network of distributors and sales representatives. The company was formerly known as Cubiq Microchip, Inc. and changed its name to Ambiq Micro, Inc. in October 2012. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Austin, Texas. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,259,530,624 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_108952279 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -36,967,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,671,876,973 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 7 |
| Open | 48.72 |
| Operating Cashflow | -29,819,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.25743 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Phone | 512 879 2850 |
| Post Market Change | 0.90999985 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.7473115 |
| Post Market Price | 52.99 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,100,054 |
| Previous Close | 51.55 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -96.89302 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.107584 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 12.869425 |
| Profit Margins | -0.37772 |
| Quick Ratio | 14.714 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.71429 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.530003 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.02813 |
| Regular Market Day High | 52.095 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 48.2 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 48.2 - 52.095 |
| Regular Market Open | 48.72 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 51.55 |
| Regular Market Price | 52.08 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,094,402 |
| Regular Market Volume | 539,126 |
| Return On Assets | -0.10104 |
| Return On Equity | -0.15548 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.897 |
| Revenue Per Share | 5.351 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 24,184,536 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.101 |
| Shares Short | 2,441,751 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,809,791 |
| Short Name | Ambiq Micro, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1066 |
| Short Ratio | 4.21 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | AMBQ |
| Target High Price | 125.0 |
| Target Low Price | 73.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 87.71429 |
| Target Median Price | 85.0 |
| Total Cash | 366,774,016 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 15.166 |
| Total Debt | 4,583,000 |
| Total Revenue | 97,870,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.38 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 52.50095 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.42094803 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.0080179125 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 539,126 |
| Website | https://ambiq.com |
| Zip | 78,730 |